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Inoue defeats Butler, becoming first Japanese undisputed world champion
Unbeaten bantamweight Naoya Inoue defeated Britain’s Paul Butler by 11-round knockout in Tokyo on Tu...
December 13, 2022
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Speed skater Miho Takagi named Japan Sports Awards’ Grand Prix award winner
Speed skater Miho Takagi, who earned four medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, includi...
December 13, 2022
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Hirano overwhelms Ito to advance to table tennis semifinals
FUNABASHI, Chiba — Miu Hirano defeated Mima Ito 4-0 in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the 2022...
November 13, 2022
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Teen Hazuki Watanabe grabs historic world gold on balance beam
LIVERPOOL — Teenager Hazuki Watanabe, originally chosen as an alternate, capped a Cinderella story b...
November 7, 2022
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Bucs’ Tom Brady goes over 100,000 yards passing for career
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 100,000 y...
November 7, 2022
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Komazawa, wins All-Japan in record time, on verge of Triple Crown
Komazawa University set an All-Japan Collegiate Ekiden Championship record on Sunday, finishing in 5...
November 6, 2022
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Hashimoto adds world all-around gold to Olympic title
LIVERPOOL — Following up on his triumph at the Tokyo Olympics, Daiki Hashimoto joined legendary com...
November 5, 2022
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Shibuya Ward organizers seek to boost local community through mile run
A mile run will take place in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Nov. 13 — the first such event to be held on ...
November 1, 2022
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Kodaira to begin post-competition life as lecturer at alma mater
Recently retired speed skating star Nao Kodaira will begin the post-competition stage of her life as...
October 28, 2022
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Skiing-Russian and Belarusian athletes remain banned from FIS events next season
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Skiing's governing body (FIS) said on Saturday that Russian and Belarusian athlet...
October 23, 2022
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NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and a...
October 19, 2022
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Formula E to be held in Tokyo Bay area in 2024
The Formula E World Championship is expected to be held in the Tokyo Bay area in the spring of 2024....
October 11, 2022
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Verstappen takes 2nd drivers’ title with Japanese GP win
SUZUKA, Mie (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen clinched his second consecutive Formula One driver...
October 9, 2022
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Gasly fumes at recovery vehicle during wet Japanese Grand Prix
SUZUKA, Mie (Reuters) — Frenchman Pierre Gasly raged after driving at speed past a recovery vehicle ...
October 9, 2022
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Fukube lowers own hurdles record
GIFU — Mako Fukube rewrote her own Japan record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles when she clocked 12...
September 26, 2022
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